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Idiom

say grace

Meaning

To recite a prayer of invocation or thanksgiving at meal time.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“We always say grace before we eat dinner.”

“The family gathered around the table and waited for the grandfather to say grace.”

“After the guests were seated, the host bowed his head to say grace, offering a moment of quiet gratitude for the meal.”

Examples

simple

“We always say grace before we eat dinner.”

contextual

“The family gathered around the table and waited for the grandfather to say grace.”

complex

“After the guests were seated, the host bowed his head to say grace, offering a moment of quiet gratitude for the meal.”

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